Termessa zonophanes Meyrick, 1888
Double Yellow-patched Footman
LITHOSIINI,   ARCTIINAE,   EREBIDAE,   NOCTUOIDEA
  
Don Herbison-Evans,
(donherbisonevans@yahoo.com)
and
Stella Crossley

Termessa zonophanes
(Photo: courtesy of Donald Hobern, Aranda, Australian Capital Territory)

These Caterpillars probably feed on :

  • Lichens.

    Termessa zonophanes
    (Photo: courtesy of Peter Marriott, Moths of Victoria - Part 2)

    The adult moth has pale yellow forewings with a network of broad black zig-zag bands across each one. The hindwings are yellow, each with a dark brown arc at the margin, and a yellow spot at the wingtip. The moth has a wingspan of about 3 cms.

    The species has been found in:

  • Queensland,
  • New South Wales,
  • Australian Capital Territory,
  • Victoria, and
  • South Australia.

    Termessa zonophanes
    underside
    (Photo: courtesy of John Bromilow, Ainslie, Australian Capital Territory)


    Further reading :

    Peter Marriott,
    Moths of Victoria - Part 2,
    Tiger Moths and Allies - NOCTUOIDEA (A)
    ,
    Entomological Society of Victoria, 2009, pp. 22-23.

    Edward Meyrick,
    Revision of Australian Lepidoptera II,
    Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales,
    Series 2, Volume 2, Part 4 (1888), pp. 921-922.


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    (updated 2 August 2011, 14 May 2018, 10 November 2020)